Real estate developer Mohamed Hadid, commonly known as “that model Gigi’s dad,” is reportedly bullying an old lady into giving up a piece of her land so he can build a $45 million, 30,000 sq. ft spec castle in Bel Air. »7/21/15 3:25pm 7/21/15 3:25pm

Doris Long, age 101, just became the oldest abseiler in the world again. What’s an abseiler? A person who descends very high vertical structures on ropes. It’s time to take stock of your unaccomplished life and ponder why you never get anything done.»7/13/15 5:10pm 7/13/15 5:10pm

For some people, bingo isn’t just a game, it’s serious business. 82-year-old Fred Smith became angry when he saw 88-year-old Ethel Britt sitting in his favorite bingo seat. In an act of geriatric revenge, he slashed the tires on her van with an ice pick. The bingo game occurred at Lake Ashton Retirement Community Club… »5/31/15 7:45pm 5/31/15 7:45pm

37-year-old Maggie Gyllenhaal was recently told by a Hollywood producer that she was “too old” to play the love interest of a 55-year-old man. In an interview with The Wrap, Gyllenhaal said she was surprised by the producer’s admission, but that it’s just one of the many “disappointing things about being an actress in… »5/21/15 9:50am 5/21/15 9:50am

There’s a fight brewing in Long Island that would make the stars of Grumpy Old Men guffaw — except this geriatric beef is about softball, tampering with prescriptions and involves a lawsuit. »4/28/14 4:50pm 4/28/14 4:50pm

If I had a nickel for every time I heard that I should be dating Sri Lankan men to preserve my Tamil heritage, I wouldn't be rich. But if I had a nickel for every time that sentiment was passive-aggressively indicated to me by various women in my family (better known as "aunties" in my culture), let's just say I'd be… »2/04/14 5:00pm 2/04/14 5:00pm

It's been definitively proven on this very site that nothing is better than sex, not even chocolate. But for old people, that might not be the case. A new study has found that chocolate might make them harder, better, faster stronger – at least in the brain. »8/08/13 12:30pm 8/08/13 12:30pm

When I was in high school and college, I worked at a nursing home, and when there was no more Boggle to be played or Jello to be eaten, residents loved watching Fox News, hours and hours of men yelling and attractive, smart blonde women pretending to be dumb and concerned. »7/23/13 12:50pm 7/23/13 12:50pm

To paraphrase the Palm d'Or-winning film Shrek, old people are like onions — they have a specific smell, they add necessary flavor and you never know what's under each layer. This woman, reportedly a grandma, walked into the Coalition Drum Shop in La Crosse, Wisconsin, played rock drums like a member of Mötley Crüe… »7/20/13 1:00pm 7/20/13 1:00pm

Pearl Cantrell celebrated her 105th birthday this week. Having outlived three of her seven children as well as her husband, she's lived a long and fruitful life. Her daughter Anno says that even after a 100 years, Pearl is still very active and loves to dance. Though the Texan woman's optimistic outlook on life and… »5/08/13 2:35pm 5/08/13 2:35pm

Agnes Zhelesnik started her teaching career when she was 82 years old. She just turned 99, and CNN reports that over the last 17 years, she's had a "huge impact" on her students' lives. Ms Zhelesnik — affectionately called "Granny" at school, teaches cooking, sewing and costume-making. Her daughter, a 69-year-old … »1/17/13 6:40pm 1/17/13 6:40pm

Today, China's national legislature passed a new law that, once enacted, will require citizens to visit their elderly parents "often," or go to court. This law is so, so ripe for 1980's style stand up jokes about mothers in law, or a very special episode of Married... With Chidren where someone gets bumped on the head… »12/28/12 7:10pm 12/28/12 7:10pm

Getting older is pretty much the scariest thing. We gain weight, our skin sags, our bones hurt, and our brains get weird. It's totally dumb! I am against it! That's why there are a million billion products (I counted) dedicated to preserving youth, and people do crazy shit like rub butterfly placenta on their faces… »8/17/12 3:20pm 8/17/12 3:20pm

New research shows that children of men who fathered them later in life may be able to expect to live longer than those of us whose fathers were young. But don't run into a nursing home with your pants around your ankles and arms outstretched just yet — the "older dad, longer life" principle only seems to apply to… »6/12/12 6:25pm 6/12/12 6:25pm

French parfumier Jean-Paul Guerlain was fined 6,000 euros this week for making racist comments in a televised interview. When discussing his famous Samsara fragrance (a "heady oriental fragrance featuring main notes of jasmine and sandalwood"), Guerlain said, "And for once I started working like a nigger. I don't know… »3/29/12 7:00pm 3/29/12 7:00pm

Much unlike many a magazine editor who recommends you buy all sorts of crap that they most likely got for free, your Jezebel staff doesn't get jack shit (other than books, unsolicited). And that's how it should be. But on our own time, in our personal lives, we still buy stuff. So this is Worth It, our recommendation…»3/28/12 4:40pm 3/28/12 4:40pm